Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Couple Defrauded By In-Home Caregiver Forgeries And Other Crimes Unauthorized Online Transfers From Couple’s Bank Accounts Allowing strangers in your home is never a good idea.  Particularly if you’re an older person who lives alone.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters an isolated senior’s home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Assigned Aides With Criminal Records Santa Clara County DA Brings Lawsuit Agency Accused Of Failing To Do Background Checks Seniors under the care of in-home health aides are at risk of financial elder abuse if the aide is dishonest and greedy, looking for any opportunity to exploit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Largescale Theft Alleged Caregiver Accused Of Phony “Gifts” And Fraudulent Checks Remedies For Seniors And Their Families Older persons lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. The true figure is likely much, much […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Removed Elderly Woman From Assisted Care Facility Allegedly Added Her Name To Victim’s Accounts Victim’s Child Notified Authorities Of Account Changes According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse.  Their financial predators are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Charged In Murder-For-Hire Scheme 96-Year-Old Victim Predatory Reverse Mortgage On Victim’s Home California has the most expensive real estate in the country.  Many seniors live in homes whose value has increasingly enormously over the years at the same time that their income is stagnant.  Reverse mortgage lenders […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Multiple Unauthorized Withdrawals Caregiver Admits To Theft Unauthorized Use Of ATM Card Theft from any person is a crime.  But when the victim is a dependent adult[1] or over 65 any theft is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Stealing $35,000 In Four Months Victims Are Both Elders And Wheelchair Bound Access To Confidential Information Allegedly Led To Theft Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other employee enters a senior’s home, there is a risk of financial elder abuse of the senior.  Access to checks, cash […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents May Abuse Broad Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Self-Dealing And Other Agent Fraud Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families Powers of attorney are extremely important estate planning tools for all of us as we age; it is helpful to have such arrangements in place before the need […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Arrested For Stealing Over $1 Million From Senior Fraudulent Checks And Large “Gifts” Remedies For Seniors And Their Families Older persons lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. The true figure is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft And Unauthorized Card Charges Alleged Suspects Are Elderly Woman’s Caregivers Property And Drugs Also Missing From Victim’s Home Anytime a stranger enters a senior’s home there is a risk of financial abuse or theft if cash, credit cards, checks or valuables are within reach.  Never, ever let […]